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| December 31, 2012
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Bennett Reminds Peres: Because of Oslo ‘Peace’ 1,600 Israelis Killed

This morning, Jewish Home chairman Bennett tells President Peres “enough, already” with “peace process” talk. Oslo ‘Peace’ Killed 1,600 Israelis

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

Naftali Bennett, who heads the Bayit Yehudi (merged Jewish Home-National Union) slate of Knesset candidates, reminded President Shimon Peres Monday that the Oslo Accords “brought us more than 1,600 murdered Israelis.”

Responding to the President’s controversial remarks on political issues in the middle of the election campaign, Bennett stated, “Enough, already. The President of the country is supposed to represent all of the country, not just a part of it.”

Peres said on Sunday that PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas wants peace and is the only man with whom Israel can sign an agreement. Continue Reading »

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| December 30, 2012
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Muslim soldier hides IDF military service from neighbors

‘Samir’, a Muslim Arab from the Galilee, may hide his uniform & weapon from his neighbors, but is still proud to be an IDF combat soldier.

By Reuven Weiss

 

He is a combat soldier in the IDF, but when he goes home to his village in northern Israel, Samir (alias) has to change out of his uniform and hide his weapon. A Muslim Arab who chose to volunteer for army service, Samir and his family can expect nothing but hostility if his neighbors find out about his military career.

“I love the army,” he says. Samir, 26, serves in the Tavor battalion, one of the Home Front Command‘s search and rescue battalions whose men also perform combat activities in addition to their rescue efforts. Continue Reading »

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| December 30, 2012
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Israel Makes History With $3 Billion Move Towards Energy Self-Sufficiency

Israel has just launched a Texas built offshore platform for pumping natural gas, a step towards energy self-sufficiency for the 1st time in history.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

Israel has launched an offshore platform for natural gas, a step towards energy self-sufficiency for the first time in history.

A natural gas rig west of Haifa, Israel. - Photo: Albatross Aerial Perspective/AP

The Finance Ministry expects gas production from the Tamar natural gas field to contribute 0.8% to GDP next year – – Photo: Albatross Aerial Perspective/AP

The platform, taller than Israel’s highest building, is located 24 miles west of the southern port city of Ashkelon and is scheduled to receive gas in April. Continue Reading »

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| December 30, 2012
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Avigdor Lieberman, Former Foreign Minister Indicted Today

State files fraud, breach of trust charges this morning against Yisrael Beiteinu chairman and amended the indictment to pursue a moral turpitude conviction.

Lieberman: The Truth will come out in court.

By Aviel Magnezi

 

Case No. 57926/12/12– The State vs. Avigdor Lieberman: Former Foreign Minister and Yisrael Beiteinu Chairman Avigdor Lieberman was officially indicted Sunday for fraud and breach of trust.

Avigdor Lieberman – Photo: Reuters

The State filed the charges with the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court. The Prosecution will pursue a moral turpitude conviction as well, which – if applied – will make it virtually impossible for Lieberman to run for public office. Continue Reading »

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| December 30, 2012
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Report: How Israel Air Force drones kept civilian casualties to a minimum

In identifying targets that have a short lifespan, a new technique called Time Critical Targets uses drones to find them, gather enough intelligence to confirm that this is actually a terrorist, then calls for a F-16 or Apache helicopter to perform the attack.

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HAIFA, Israel –  A single Syrian missile strike on a bakery near Hama killed more than 60 innocent civilians last week, so how did Israel manage to fire more than 1,500 high powered missiles into densely-populated Gaza in November, with the total loss of 161 lives, of which 90 have been acknowledged by Hamas itself as active combatants?

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| December 30, 2012
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Settlers leave illegal outpost peacefully

Day after fighting with Border Police & soldiers, dozens of rightist activists depart quietly from illegal outpost of Oz-Zion

Yoav Zitun

Dozens of rightist activists who camped out at the illegal West Bank outpost of Oz Zion overnight left the area of their own accord on Saturday evening.

The activists grabbed their belongings minutes after the sun had set and continued on to the nearby outpost of Givat Asaf. IDF troops watched over their departure.

המתנחלים מתפנים מרצון מעוז ציון (צילום: אוהד צויגנברג)

Activists on way out of Oz Zion – Photo: Ohad Zwigenberg

Only a day earlier the settlers clashed with the security forces that tried to remove them from the makeshift town. Continue Reading »

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| December 29, 2012
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I.D.F. divisions battle over techie recruits

Ground Forces, Military Intelligence & Cyber units are at odds over future recruits with advanced computer skills.

Intelligence units say 21st Century warfare demands redefining the term: ‘combat soldier’

By Yossi Yehoshua

 

The IDF General Staff has been grappling with a new dilemma recently: In the modern battlefield – who is a “combat soldier”?

Illustrative – Photo: Hadar Cohen

While classic warfare doctrines say that combat soldiers are those who literally face the enemy on the ground, modern warfare is fought in growing virtual arenas, in which cyber-combatants play key roles.

Various IDF corps now face a new reality, and according to a Friday report in Yedioth Ahronoth, they are at odds over the placement of future recruits, especially those presenting exceptional computer skills. Continue Reading »

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| December 29, 2012
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Arabs from the Gulf states find solace confiding to Israeli ‘shrinks’

Why would an Arab woman in Lebanon, Qatar, or even Syria use the Internet to find an Israeli psychologist because her husband is running around with a ‘girlfriend’?

A quick Google search is enough to reveal that Dr. Rafael Richman is a psychologist based in the German Colony of Jerusalem. But many of his online patients would rather not know that.

Dr. Rafael Richman speaking online with a patient from his home in Jerusalem earlier this month.

Dr. Rafael Richman speaking online with a patient from his home in Jerusalem earlier this month. – Photo by Michal Fattal

Take, for example, the women from neighboring Arab countries who wait until the coast is clear to contact him over cyberspace and vent their frustrations about their husbands. Continue Reading »

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| December 28, 2012
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Lod’s Arab residents protest against ‘Jewish settlements’

Arab protesters claim: ‘They want to expel Arabs from Lod,’

Hundreds protest against religious group’s efforts to strengthen local Jewish community.

By Hassan Shaalan

 

Hundreds of Arab residents of Lod participated in a demonstration against what they call “Jewish settlement in the city and attempts to expel Arabs from their lands and homes.”

Protest in Lod – Photo: Dan Lustman

The protest was organized the Islamic Movement and other political and social organizations. The residents are protesting against a group of religious Zionists in the city who are engaged in social outreach.

The protesters marched from Lod’s mosque to the city center where they blocked the main road and chanted “Allau Akbar.” Continue Reading »

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| December 28, 2012
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5 policemen wounded when Magav & IDF try to evacuate illegal West Bank ‘outpost’

IDF forces likely to return with reinforcements on Saturday evening after unsuccessful attempt to evacuate the Oz Tzion outpost situated between Jerusalem & Ramallah.

 

Five Border Patrol policemen were lightly wounded on Friday at the outpost of Oz Tzion in the West Bank, as dozens of policemen and soldiers tried to evacuate it before the Sabbath.

Mobile homes at the West Bank settlement outpost Ramat Gilad.

Mobile homes at the West Bank settlement outpost Ramat Gilad. – Photo by Alon Ron

Oz Tzion is a new outpost situated between Jerusalem and Ramallah, near the Givat Assaf outpost. Its founder is Daniela Weiss, the former head of the Kedumim Local Council, and it includes a few wooden structures. Continue Reading »

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| December 27, 2012
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Secret Funding of NGOs by EU members ‘Grossly Infringes’ on Democratic Process

Jerusalem-based NGO Monitor Reports: “For over a decade, the EU has acted with impunity in funding political advocacy NGOs with near total secrecy.”

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

In a decision concerning a petition brought by Jerusalem-based research institute NGO Monitor, the European Union Court of Justice confirmed that the EU fails to act transparently in its funding of non-government organization (NGOs). The Court’s decision, issued November 27, 2012, permitted these secret procedures, in violation of transparency and democracy norms, said NGO Monitor.

“For over a decade, the EU has acted with impunity in funding political advocacy NGOs with near total secrecy,” said Prof. Continue Reading »

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| December 27, 2012
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Britain ‘very disappointed’ with Ariel University’s upgrade

UK Minister Alistair Burt says it’s ‘disappointing’ that Israel decided to recognize West Bank institution as full-fledged university. He asserts it creates ‘another obstacle to peace’ & lauds PA’s ‘measured response’ to Israeli settlement plans.

Elior Levy

 

Alistair Burt, Britain’s minister for the Middle East, has condemned Israel‘s decision to officially recognize the Ariel University Center of Samaria as a full-fledged university, saying “We are deeply disappointed by the decision to upgrade Ariel’s university center. Ariel is beyond the Green Line in a settlement that is illegal according to international law.”

הבריטים מגנים. האוניברסיטה באריאל (צילום: AP)

Ariel college, ‘Illegal according to international law.’ – Photo: AP

“This decision will deepen the presence of the settlements in the Palestinian territories and will create another obstacle to peace,” he said in a statement released Thursday. Continue Reading »

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| December 27, 2012
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NOT as BBC reported! Suha Arafat Admits 2000 Intifada of Terror was Premeditated

Arafat’s widow Suha admits in TV interview that her husband decided long before Sharon’s visit to Temple Mount that he would launch war of terror, another Intifada against Israel.

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

Yasser Arafat’s widow, Suha, admitted that the late leader of the “Palestinian” people had decided long before former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s contentious visit to the Temple Mount that he would launch a war of terror, a.k.a. “Intifada”, against the Jewish state.

According to BBC News Thursday, 19 July, 2001: “It was Mr Sharon’s controversial visit to one part of the disputed compound last year, which lit the fuse of the Palestinian uprising.”

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| December 27, 2012
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New IDF brigade establishes to protect Eilat

IDF formed Eilat Territorial Brigade to neutralize Sinai terrorist threat.

New border-fence to be completed by mid-2013

Yoav Zitun

 

The IDF‘s Southern Command on Wednesday welcomed a new territorial brigade tasked with protecting the city of Eilat and the nearby communities.

הגדר בהרי אילת. השלמת העבודות תתעכב עד אמצע 2013 (צילום: אריאל חרמוני, משרד הביטחון)

Fence in Eilat mountains – Photo: Ariel Hermoni, Defense Ministry

The brigade is part of the Edom formation which defends 30% of Israel‘s territory. It was created to address the growing terrorist threat emanating from the Sinai region in the backdrop of Egyptian instability.

Col. Roi Be’eri will lead the new brigade. The first order of business will be to secure the construction of the fence in the 15 kilometer stretch of the Eilat mountains. Continue Reading »

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| December 27, 2012
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Court Protects Caesarea’s Antiquities over Construction Plans

A local court recently ruled that building plans for a new neighborhood in Caesarea would have to be put on hold due to the important archaeological artifacts in the area.

By Yoni Kempinski

 

After a long legal battle, a court recently ruled that building plans for a new residential neighborhood in the city of Caesarea would have to be put on hold because of the presence of important archaeological artifacts in the land where the construction is planned.

Ruins of the Roman aqueduct at Caesarea Maritima - Photo courtesy: Wikimedia Commons

Ruins of the Roman aqueduct at Caesarea Maritima – Photo courtesy: Wikimedia Commons

The ruling is a victory for the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA). Continue Reading »

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